Ariana DeBose and Jennifer Jason Leigh Join Chris Pine's Directorial Debut POOLMAN
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (Atypical) have joined the cast of Chris Pine’s directorial debut film, Poolman. They join Pine in the cast, as well as the previously announced cast of Annette Bening (American Beauty) and Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). Pine directs from a script he co-write with Ian Gotler, Bening and DeVito.
In the film, “Pine plays Darren Barrenman, a hapless dreamer and would be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny Los Angeles and crashing city council meetings with his neighbors Jack and Diane (DeVito and Bening). When Barrenman uncovers the greatest water heist in LA history since Chinatown he makes uneasy alliances with a beautiful and connected femme fatale while following every lead he can with corrupt city officials, burned out Hollywood types and mysterious benefactors – all in the name of protecting his precious Los Angeles.”
This is a great cast and it sounds like a solid story. Poolman is currently in pre-production and is most likely looking at a 2023 release date.
via: Deadline